Blokes are top Xmas spenders

MEN are the most generous sex at Christmas – spending more than twice as much on presents for their partners than women.

A survey found men spent an average of £452.66 on their other half, while women typically shell out £187.50.

Blokes in the North East of England topped the generosity league at £614.82, while men in eastern England were the biggest scrooges at £136.08.

The biggest female spenders are in London, shelling out £298.33, while the least generous are in Scotland, forking out an average of £113.63.

The poll for Virgin Experience Days also revealed that 24 per cent of men sometimes leave it until Christmas Day itself to buy a gift – compared to 14 per cent of women.

Of these, 47 per cent go to a local shop, 46 per cent hunt online and six per cent race to a petrol station.

Liam Howard- Jones, Virgin Experience Days head of marketing, said: “Christmas can be an intense time of year, so it is no wonder some leave it until after the last minute to finish their shopping.

“But there is a danger that loved ones will feel like an afterthought if they realise their present has been bought on December 25.”

MARY Sutherst,

101, relived her wartime biking past when care staff brought in a 1927 Triumph, in Richmond,

North Yorks.